Michael Patrick BradyLiterature Writer WebsiteMichael Patrick Brady covers literature for WBUR, and has written about books and music for a variety of publications, including the Boston Globe, the Boston Phoenix, The Millions and Forbes.com.Recently publishedA new collection aims to pull a pioneering female journalist out of obscurity"The Case of Lizzie Borden and Other Writings" spans Elizabeth Garver Jordan’s entire career, from her coverage of the Lizzie Borden trial to her fiction writing, which includes short stories...Arts & CultureJun 25, 2024Novel 'Fruit of the Dead' is a contemporary reimagining of PersephoneWestern Massachusetts-based author Rachel Lyon reaches back into ancient myth for her latest book reimagining the ancient Greek myth as a contemporary parable about power, consent and trauma.Arts & CultureMar 5, 2024Kelly Link's debut novel 'The Book of Love' is a wild — and long — rideSet in the quaint, seaside community of Lovesend, Massachusetts, the 640-page novel centers on three recently deceased high school students — Laura, Daniel and Mo — who have been brought...Arts & CultureFeb 13, 2024'Live from the Underground' details the influential world of college radioDelving deep into the archives of dozens of stations from Cambridge to California, author and historian Katherine Rye Jewell highlights the role student-run stations played in elevating boundary-pushing, out-of-the-mainstream music...Arts & CultureDec 5, 2023Gabriel Bump's 'The New Naturals' is a tale of utopia gone awryExhausted and afraid, the protagonists of this new novel go off the grid and flee to western Massachusetts. They hatch a quixotic plan: build a bunker underneath a mountain and...Arts & CultureNov 14, 2023AdvertisementWriter Lydia Davis on Amazon, climate change and her new fiction collection 'Our Strangers'The renowned translator is out with her first collection of fiction since 2014’s “Can’t and Won’t,” gathering up almost 150 pieces she’s developed over the last nine years. She shares...Arts & CultureOct 4, 2023Tiya Miles' new book 'Wild Girls' explores how the outdoors shaped the legacies of great womenIn a series of essays detailing the profound influence the wilderness had on Harriet Tubman, Louisa May Alcott, Laura Smith Haviland and others, the author explores how the outdoors presents...Arts & CultureSep 19, 2023New novel 'Digging Stars' explores the subjectivity of human perspectiveNamed after a cluster of blue stars that have attracted humans since ancient times, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma’s new book tackles a lot of issues. Critic Michael Patrick Brady says that...Arts & CultureSep 12, 2023Author Jeremy P. Bushnell's new novel understands that weird fiction is right at home in Boston"Relentless Melt" is grounded in gritty realism, filled with well-tuned characters and takes an imaginative approach to historical fiction.Arts & CultureJun 5, 2023New novel 'Like the Appearance of Horses' asks provocative questions about the pastThis is the third book in a series about how generations of war have shaped the fate and fortune of a family. Michael Patrick Brady says author Andrew Krivak is...Arts & CultureMay 8, 2023Next Page
A new collection aims to pull a pioneering female journalist out of obscurity"The Case of Lizzie Borden and Other Writings" spans Elizabeth Garver Jordan’s entire career, from her coverage of the Lizzie Borden trial to her fiction writing, which includes short stories...Arts & CultureJun 25, 2024
Novel 'Fruit of the Dead' is a contemporary reimagining of PersephoneWestern Massachusetts-based author Rachel Lyon reaches back into ancient myth for her latest book reimagining the ancient Greek myth as a contemporary parable about power, consent and trauma.Arts & CultureMar 5, 2024
Kelly Link's debut novel 'The Book of Love' is a wild — and long — rideSet in the quaint, seaside community of Lovesend, Massachusetts, the 640-page novel centers on three recently deceased high school students — Laura, Daniel and Mo — who have been brought...Arts & CultureFeb 13, 2024
'Live from the Underground' details the influential world of college radioDelving deep into the archives of dozens of stations from Cambridge to California, author and historian Katherine Rye Jewell highlights the role student-run stations played in elevating boundary-pushing, out-of-the-mainstream music...Arts & CultureDec 5, 2023
Gabriel Bump's 'The New Naturals' is a tale of utopia gone awryExhausted and afraid, the protagonists of this new novel go off the grid and flee to western Massachusetts. They hatch a quixotic plan: build a bunker underneath a mountain and...Arts & CultureNov 14, 2023
Writer Lydia Davis on Amazon, climate change and her new fiction collection 'Our Strangers'The renowned translator is out with her first collection of fiction since 2014’s “Can’t and Won’t,” gathering up almost 150 pieces she’s developed over the last nine years. She shares...Arts & CultureOct 4, 2023
Tiya Miles' new book 'Wild Girls' explores how the outdoors shaped the legacies of great womenIn a series of essays detailing the profound influence the wilderness had on Harriet Tubman, Louisa May Alcott, Laura Smith Haviland and others, the author explores how the outdoors presents...Arts & CultureSep 19, 2023
New novel 'Digging Stars' explores the subjectivity of human perspectiveNamed after a cluster of blue stars that have attracted humans since ancient times, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma’s new book tackles a lot of issues. Critic Michael Patrick Brady says that...Arts & CultureSep 12, 2023
Author Jeremy P. Bushnell's new novel understands that weird fiction is right at home in Boston"Relentless Melt" is grounded in gritty realism, filled with well-tuned characters and takes an imaginative approach to historical fiction.Arts & CultureJun 5, 2023
New novel 'Like the Appearance of Horses' asks provocative questions about the pastThis is the third book in a series about how generations of war have shaped the fate and fortune of a family. Michael Patrick Brady says author Andrew Krivak is...Arts & CultureMay 8, 2023